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Common and Proper

Nouns
Do you know what they are?
Which is a COMMON NOUN?
• boy
• Mary
• September
• girl
• desk
• Oklahoma
• dog
• cat
Which is a PROPER NOUN
• Mississippi
• Crowder
• school
• car
• fish
• Texas
• Richy
What to remember…
• Usually common nouns are NOT capitalized.
• Usually proper nouns are capitalized.
• Common nouns are just names that are common.
• Proper nouns names people and places.

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